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Ice skaters Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean become a dame and knight in the New Year Honours list, while England women's manager Sarina Wiegman is made an honorary dame.

Former Celtic chief executive Fergus McCann and ex-Hearts chair Ann Budge have been recognised in the New Year Honours.

Nottingham Forest have asked to hear the VAR audio as they consider making an official complaint following the Premier League defeat by Manchester City.

BBC Sport football expert Chris Sutton takes on singer-songwriter and Sunderland fan Tom A Smith - and AI - with his predictions for this week's Premier League fixtures.

Bournemouth identify Brennan Johnson and Abdul Fatawu as potential replacements for Antoine Semenyo, Liverpool want to wait until the summer to sign Marc Guehi, and Everton are interested in Manchester United duo Kobbie Mainoo and Joshua Zirkzee, plus more.

Head coach Ruben Amorim says if he had changed Manchester United's formation because of media pressure it would have been "the end" for him.

Arsenal will be "actively looking" at potential signings during the January transfer window, says manager Mikel Arteta.

With title rivals Arsenal and Aston Villa facing off, and Manchester City facing Sunderland's stingy defence, this is a great week to look elsewhere for punts.

Manchester United have signed Germany international Lea Schuller from Bayern Munich until June 2029.